Italics <i> Tag Syntax
Rules for coding HTML i
elements
<body> ... ... phrasing content expected ...<i>... phrasing content ...</i>... ... </body>
Rules for coding HTML i
elements
Make sure you understand the difference between a tag and element and are familiar with the definitions of namespace and other HTML terms.
- Code the i element for italicized text where phrasing content is expected.
- Begin the i element with a starting <i> tag. The element name uses lower case letters and should be in the HTML namespace, which it will pick up automatically from the
xmlns
attribute on the <html> tag. - Include any HTML global attributes on the <i> tag as appropriate.
- Inside the i element, between the starting
<i>
tag and the ending</i>
tag, code the inner HTML phrasing content with the text that is to appear in italic font style. - End the i element with a matching
</i>
closing tag.
Content Model
Content of the i element
The content of the i element can include HTML comments, text content and only those HTML tags that can be used in phrasing content.